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Gunners avoid Champions League Group of Death, City not so lucky! [Full draw]

The draw for the upcoming group stages of the Champions League has been completed in Monaco on Thursday, with Arsenal one of the eight seeded sides in Pot One and were consequently placed in Group B.

The Gunners have been handed a relatively standard selection of teams compared to Premier League rivals Manchester City who managed to complete the Group of Death consisting of Real Madrid, Ajax and Borussia Dortmund.

Arsenal will face FC Schalke, Olympiacos and Olivier Giroud’s former side Montpellier in the group round-robin, here are the dates for the fixtures:

Arsenal will be relatively happy with their draw, and thankfully avoid any of the ‘big guns’. Schalke finished third in the Bundesliga last season, while Olympiacos are the Greek champions and Montpellier will be making their Champions League debut after winning the French league last season with the help of top scorer and new Arsenal signing Olivier Giroud.

What are your thoughts on the draw? It is good to avoid the likes of Dortmund, Benfica, PSG or Shakhtar but it will still not be an easy task for the Gunners. Feel free to comment below or in allArsenal’s forum under the Champions League Group Stage thread – register and comment to go into the draw to win Arsenal’s new Away Shirt!